Overall DAKT gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. We evaluated DAKT against 123 industry peers in the Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components industry. While DAKT has a great health rating, its profitability is only average at the moment. DAKT has a correct valuation and a medium growth rate.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

DAKT had positive earnings in the past year.
In the past year DAKT had a positive cash flow from operations.
DAKT had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
Of the past 5 years DAKT 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of DAKT (1.34%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
DAKT has a Return On Equity (2.48%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
The Return On Invested Capital of DAKT (7.11%) is better than 73.17% of its industry peers.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for DAKT is in line with the industry average of 8.87%.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	1.34%
ROE	2.48%
ROIC	7.11%

ROA(3y)2%

ROA(5y)1.81%

ROE(3y)4.72%

ROE(5y)4.02%

ROIC(3y)9.83%

ROIC(5y)7.08%

1.3 Margins

DAKT has a Profit Margin (0.96%) which is in line with its industry peers.
DAKT's Operating Margin of 5.12% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. DAKT outperforms 64.23% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of DAKT has grown nicely.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 26.85%, DAKT is in line with its industry, outperforming 43.90% of the companies in the same industry.
DAKT's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	5.12%
PM (TTM)	0.96%
GM	26.85%

OM growth 3Y88.4%

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y10.6%

GM growth 5Y2.56%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), DAKT is creating some value.
Compared to 1 year ago, DAKT has more shares outstanding
Compared to 5 years ago, DAKT has more shares outstanding
Compared to 1 year ago, DAKT has an improved debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

DAKT has an Altman-Z score of 5.12. This indicates that DAKT is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
DAKT has a Altman-Z score of 5.12. This is in the better half of the industry: DAKT outperforms 72.36% of its industry peers.
DAKT has a debt to FCF ratio of 0.19. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 0.19 years to pay back of all of its debts.
Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 0.19, DAKT belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 86.18% of the companies in the same industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.03 indicates that DAKT is not too dependend on debt financing.
DAKT has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.03. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: DAKT outperforms 58.54% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.03
Debt/FCF	0.19
Altman-Z	5.12

ROIC/WACC0.81

WACC8.79%

2.3 Liquidity

DAKT has a Current Ratio of 2.23. This indicates that DAKT is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
DAKT has a Current ratio (2.23) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
DAKT has a Quick Ratio of 1.71. This is a normal value and indicates that DAKT is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
The Quick ratio of DAKT (1.71) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	2.23
Quick Ratio	1.71

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for DAKT have decreased strongly by -10.31% in the last year.
The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 55.18% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
The Revenue has decreased by -6.13% in the past year.
DAKT shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 4.44% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-10.31%

EPS 3Y100.83%

EPS 5Y55.18%

EPS Q2Q%29.63%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.13%

Revenue growth 3Y7.38%

Revenue growth 5Y4.44%

Sales Q2Q%10.04%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, DAKT will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 23.44% on average per year.
DAKT is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 7.91% yearly.

EPS Next Y34.74%

EPS Next 2Y23.44%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year8.46%

Revenue Next 2Y7.91%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

With a Price/Earnings ratio of 25.21, DAKT can be considered very expensive at the moment.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of DAKT indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: DAKT is cheaper than 69.11% of the companies listed in the same industry.
The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 28.60. DAKT is around the same levels.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 17.77, the valuation of DAKT can be described as rather expensive.
DAKT's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. DAKT is cheaper than 80.49% of the companies in the same industry.
DAKT is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 25.83, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	25.21
Fwd PE	17.77

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, DAKT is valued a bit cheaper than 73.17% of the companies in the same industry.
DAKT's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. DAKT is cheaper than 85.37% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	17.43
EV/EBITDA	15.74

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
DAKT's earnings are expected to grow with 23.44% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.